From 30228653ba494855551373d291a37012a8a43333 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: atheeshp <59333759+atheeshp@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2021 20:59:51 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] docs: add jq doc for editing genesis file (#9918) ## Description Closes: #9908 --- ### Author Checklist *All items are required. Please add a note to the item if the item is not applicable and please add links to any relevant follow up issues.* I have... - [ ] included the correct [type prefix](https://github.com/commitizen/conventional-commit-types/blob/v3.0.0/index.json) in the PR title - [ ] added `!` to the type prefix if API or client breaking change - [ ] targeted the correct branch (see [PR Targeting](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#pr-targeting)) - [ ] provided a link to the relevant issue or specification - [ ] followed the guidelines for [building modules](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/blob/master/docs/building-modules) - [ ] included the necessary unit and integration [tests](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#testing) - [ ] added a changelog entry to `CHANGELOG.md` - [ ] included comments for [documenting Go code](https://blog.golang.org/godoc) - [ ] updated the relevant documentation or specification - [ ] reviewed "Files changed" and left comments if necessary - [ ] confirmed all CI checks have passed ### Reviewers Checklist *All items are required. Please add a note if the item is not applicable and please add your handle next to the items reviewed if you only reviewed selected items.* I have... - [ ] confirmed the correct [type prefix](https://github.com/commitizen/conventional-commit-types/blob/v3.0.0/index.json) in the PR title - [ ] confirmed `!` in the type prefix if API or client breaking change - [ ] confirmed all author checklist items have been addressed - [ ] reviewed state machine logic - [ ] reviewed API design and naming - [ ] reviewed documentation is accurate - [ ] reviewed tests and test coverage - [ ] manually tested (if applicable) --- docs/run-node/run-node.md | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/run-node/run-node.md b/docs/run-node/run-node.md index 119dca558426..8cad9a718019 100644 --- a/docs/run-node/run-node.md +++ b/docs/run-node/run-node.md @@ -39,6 +39,24 @@ The `~/.simapp` folder has the following structure: |- priv_validator_key.json # Private key to use as a validator in the consensus protocol. ``` +## Updating Some Default Settings + +If you want to change any field values in configuration files (for ex: genesis.json) you can use `jq` ([installation](https://stedolan.github.io/jq/download/) & [docs](https://stedolan.github.io/jq/manual/#Assignment)) & `sed` commands to do that. Few examples are listed here. +```bash +# to change the chain-id +jq '.chain_id = "testing"' genesis.json > temp.json && mv temp.json genesis.json + +# to enable the api server +sed -i '/\[api\]/,+3 s/enable = false/enable = true/' app.toml + +# to change the voting_period +jq '.app_state.gov.voting_params.voting_period = "600s"' genesis.json > temp.json && mv temp.json genesis.json + +# to change the inflation +jq '.app_state.mint.minter.inflation = "0.300000000000000000"' genesis.json > temp.json && mv temp.json genesis.json +``` + +## Adding Genesis Accounts Before starting the chain, you need to populate the state with at least one account. To do so, first [create a new account in the keyring](./keyring.md#adding-keys-to-the-keyring) named `my_validator` under the `test` keyring backend (feel free to choose another name and another backend). Now that you have created a local account, go ahead and grant it some `stake` tokens in your chain's genesis file. Doing so will also make sure your chain is aware of this account's existence: